

Dr Kathrin Bürger
Lawyer, Licensed Specialist for Labour Law, LL.M.
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Dr Kathrin Bürger
Career
Dr Kathrin Bürger is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Munich office and member of the Labour Law practice group.
Dr Kathrin Bürger studied law at the University of Würzburg and was admitted to the German Bar in 2009. In 2010 she earned a Master´s degree in New York. She has been working with BEITEN BURKHARDT since 2012 and became Partner in 2017.
Awards
Publications / Lectures
Books:
The Equal Pay Act
in: Maschmann, Frank (Ed.): Total Compensation - Manual for the Structuring of Re-muneration, Frankfurt am Main: Deutscher Fachverlag GmbH, 2019 (Co-author Sonja Müller)
Possibilities of Making Use of Mediation in Labour Law with Regard to the German Mediation Act
Dr Kathrin Bürger
Dissertation, Richard Boorberg Verlag, 1st edition 2014
Publications:
Up in the air – or back to the roots: How to file a mass reduncancy notification
Dr Kathrin Bürger
in: LaborLawMagazine Nr. 04/2020
Labour law issues for Employees and Employers in corona times
Dr Kathrin Bürger (Interview)
in: ZDF ZDF-Morgenmagazin, 22 October 2020
What to Do if the Protective Shield Is Insufficient?
Dr Kathrin Bürger and Sonja Müller
in: Der Betrieb 06/2020, p. 1233
Chasing the Unicorn... or how to argue gender discrimination due to unequal payment
Dr Kathrin Bürger
in: LaborLawMagazine Issue 02/2020
Parallel Existence of Short-Time Working and Dismissals for Operational Reasons
Dr Kathrin Bürger and Sonja Müller
in: DER BETRIEB Spezial No. 4, 27 April 2020
"How Can Companies Convert to Short-Time Work Now?" - impulse Reader Conference on Short-time Work during the Corona Crisis
Dr Kathrin Bürger
in: impulse.de 18 March 2020
Coronavirus and the Consequences under Labour & Employment Law
Dr Kathrin Bürger
in: BAYERN 2 (Radio Interview), 11 March 2020
Labour Law and Corona Virus
Dr Kathrin Bürger
in: Deutschlandfunk Nova (Radio-Interview), 27. Februar 2020
Lower Saxony Regional Labour Court on Transparency of Remuneration: Lower Earnings than Men - So What?
Dr Kathrin Bürger
in: LTO, 14 January 2020
Working World 4.0 or Agile Working with Stone Age Tools? The European Court of Justice and the Time Clock
Dr Kathrin Bürger and Sonja Müller
in: AuA, 10/2019, p. 568 et seq.
The Main Issue: Social Security Obligation
Dr Kathrin Bürger (Quotations)
in: impulse.de "Legal Pilot", 16 October 2019
Respect the Sequence
Dr Kathrin Bürger and Dr Anne Dziuba
in: personalmagazin, 9/2019, p. 80 et seq.
Going on Strike Without Getting Problems on the Job
Dr Kathrin Bürger (radio interview)
in: Deutschlandfunk Nova, 18 September 2019
Six Myths About the Company Outing
Dr Kathrin Bürger
in: impulse.de, 12 September 2019
Sick Leave - How to Let Work Know
Dr Kathrin Bürger (radio interview)
in: Deutschlandfunk Nova, 11 September 2019
Recording of Working Time Becomes Mandatory
Dr Kathrin Bürger (radio interview)
in: Deutschlandfunk Nova, 14 May 2019
What to expect when you are expecting – Major changes and open questions regarding the German Maternity Protection Act
Dr Kathrin Bürger
in: LaborLawMagazine, 01/2019, p. 19 et. seq.
Applicability of Cut-Off Periods in Case of Claims Arising Under the Equal Pay Act – Successful Defence or Blunt Sword?
Dr Kathrin Bürger and Sonja Müller
in: Der Betrieb, 8/2019, p. 425 et seq.
Federal Constitutional Court: Hair and Beard Style in One's Job
Dr Kathrin Bürger (Radio Interview)
in: Deutschlandfunk Nova, 31 January 2019
Legal creative means or dare
Dr Kathrin Bürger
in: LaborLaw Magazine, 03/2018, p. 13 et seq.
Derogations Provided in Works Agreements
Dr Kathrin Bürger and Martin Biebl
in: Der Betrieb, 30/2018, p. 1793 et seq.
Universal Remedy - or Rather Not?
Dr Kathrin Bürger and Martin Biebl
in: Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, 10/2018, p. 12 et seq.
The view beyond the box is worthwhile
Dr Kathrin Bürger
in: DisputeResolution, 2/2018, p. 19 et seq.
"When Is It Too Hot to Work"
Dr Kathrin Bürger (Quotations)
in: impulse.de, 5 June 2018
Tattoos, Piercings etc. at Hiring, During the Employment Relationship and at Dismissal
Dr Kathrin Bürger and Dr Roland Klein
in: schnellbrief Arbeitsrecht, 06/2018, p. 44 et seq.
Dismissal of Pregnant Staff Members: Notification in Case of Mass Redundancies as Preparatory Action?
Dr Kathrin Bürger and Dr Anne Dziuba
in: haufe.de, 14 March 2018
"What Employers Have to Know about the Rights of Parents"
Dr Kathrin Bürger (Quotations)
in: impulse.de, 18 January 2018
"Are You Prepared for the German Maternity Protection Act?"
Dr Kathrin Bürger (Quotations)
in: impulse, 12/17+01/18, p. 12
Mass Redundancy Notice: Again a New Form for Dismissals
Dr Kathrin Bürger and Dr Anne Dziuba
in: haufe.de, 19 October 2017
30 Days - or Even Longer
Dr Kathrin Bürger and Anne Dziuba
in: Personalmagazin, 09/2017, p. 78 et seq.
Special Protection Against Dismissal Is by Itself Not Sufficient?
Dr Kathrin Bürger
in: Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, 04/2017, p. 9 et seq.
Ignore It or Take a Risk - The new mass dismissal form by the German Employment Agency
Dr Kathrin Bürger and Dr Anne Dziuba
in: Personalmagazin, 02/2017, p. 64
Mediation as a Form of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Companies
Dr Kathrin Bürger
in: RAW, 1/2016, p. 34 et seq.
Lectures/Online-Seminar:
"Labour Law Defensive Powers Part 2 - Advice on Continued Pay and Compensation for Employers", Online-Seminar, together with Martin Biebl BEITEN BURKHARDT, 1 April 2020;
Heat at Work: How Do You Get Through the Day?, Television Coverage at the Daily Talk at alpha Live, 27 June 2019;
Lecture on "Economic Risks through the Pay Transparency Act - how long can companies afford to be inactive?", Lurse Dialog, March 27, 2018, in Munich;
"The Managing Director of a Limited Liability Company (German GmbH): Liability, Rights, Duties", 20 March 2018 Unternehmenscampus in Munich;
"Mediation & Conflict Resolution", BPM Regionalgruppentreffen, 7 September 2015 in Berlin;
"Mediation - What Is It and how Does it Work?", Coaching Day Mediation, 25 November 2014 in Stuttgart.